How to Solicit Sympathy From Everyone You Know

Hi there, I’m Linda, Professor/Dr. Rothbart’s assistant. In addition to chronic muscle and joint pain, I also had other serious body problems that seemed to have taken on a life of their own.

Before I started therapy, Professor Rothbart told me that when my posture was corrected, my chronic musculoskeletal pain would be eliminated, and other physical issues As it turned out, he was right.

Perhaps you’re in a similar position. In addition to chronic muscle and joint pain, you may have an uncooperative body in other areas, which has not responded to various therapies. This website gives you vital information on how these problems may heal when your posture is corrected.

While on my own road to wellness, I read many articles saying you should find the positive in any situation. This being so; it’s still easy to feel that the only positive thing we get from a chronic condition is the knowledge that we ‘positively’ don’t want it anymore!

But on the other hand; when you’re hurting, isn’t it quite positive to be on the receiving end of a little soothing sympathy? This being so – let’s all milk our health issues for all they’re worth and really make the sympathy flow!

You can’t help but be positive when you’re laughing. In fact, it was my own my fractured funny bone and humerous humerus that helped me make fun of my own body problems while I was still looking for an answer.

Laughter is the best medicine, so let me share with you a laugh-out-loud list I made of ways to solicit sympathy from everyone you know:

Tell your doctor about all those before him who have tried and failed
Or even better, those who told you that they could help you and then after taking all your money, admitted they were stumped!

Make sure you have an illness with a name
If you don’t, you will be labeled a hypochondriac.
I’m still working on my name, something that will encompass my 3 page list of symptoms.

Complain – and lots of itIf you are the strong and silent type, how will anyone know how miserable you feel? Complaining loudly and often is a great release and instant pick-me-up.

Find someone who feels just as bad as you do and commiserate togetherWhoever said ‘misery loves company’ was right.

Shoot the next person who recommends what has ‘worked for them and countless others’
If someone tells you ‘It’s all in your head’ or ‘Live with it’, shoot them, too.

MoanWe don’t want others to forget how badly we feel. A gentle reminder does the trick. Moans must be well-timed- not so many that you are ignored, not so few that they forget why you’re moaning.

Scream
Those piercing jabs should be ‘shared’ with others. Best hour to scream is around 2am when nothing’s on TV and you’ll have a captive audience.

Keep your ‘symptoms list’ tacked up on the refrigeratorI’ve tried numerous other locations, but have found this site to be the most frequently visited.

Display your warehouse of remedies in a pretty glass case
Keep them beside all the health gadgets you’ve collected over the years.

Reflect on the fact that ‘it won’t last forever’
Maybe with a little luck you’ll be dying soon.

Meanwhile, remember that illness brings strength of character
Hmmmmm.

Sure we know it’s in our best interest to be positive, but we all give in to some righteous self-pity now and then, especially when things seem at their worst. I say- Go with the flow and welcome to the human race.

I find that no matter how badly I feel; if I can just find something to laugh at, things don’t seem quite as bad. In other words; illness isn’t fun, but laughing at it is. Take the joy where you can; we all die, so let’s exit smiling.

Linda Penzabene
Assistant to Professor/Dr Brian A Rothbart

As you learn more about Dr. Rothbart’s innovative therapy, you may find that addressing and effectively treating your foot structure may be the missing link to ending your long time battle with unrelenting muscle and joint pain.

If you would like to make an appointment with Dr. Rothbart to see if he can help you to permanently eliminate your low back pain, go to: Schedule a Consultation

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